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The assistant general nodded his head thoughtfully. He looked very anxious, but his eyes still flashed with a shrewd light. He raised his head to look at Nalan Rongyu's anxious look and asked: ”Then, what should we do now?”

I have some ties with the wealthy merchant Dewen of Ridge City, wait for me to write a letter, find a capable person to deliver the letter to his residence, then have him bring some food over in the night. Then find someone to help him with the food cart, if there are any problems with the food, we can settle them on the spot.

Ling Zhi City was the closest city to Binnan, and it was not affected by the water anymore. If he could get some food from there, he could at least hold it off for a while.

If his actions were fast enough, the repurchased food should arrive soon. If there were any loopholes in the relief food and the Ministry of Revenue didn't have any good fruits, they would naturally help to conceal them. The Emperor hadn't fully recovered yet, so he definitely wouldn't pay too much attention to these things.

The deputy general nodded, with an expression of admiration towards Nalan Rongyu, he nodded and agreed, then went to take care of this matter.

That night was the longest night of Nalan Rongyu's life. Every two hours that the relief food dragged on, many people would die from hunger.

When the sky started to turn white, Nalan Rongyu heard the clatter of horses hooves outside his tent. Nalan Rongyu, who had been awake all night, came out of the tent with red eyes, but he discovered that the person was not one of his people.

”Sixth Prince, the Emperor summons you to return to the palace immediately!” Although the man was polite on the surface, his tone was not respectful at all.

Nalan Rongyu frowned, could it be that royal father already knew about the disaster relief food so quickly? That shouldn't be, how could the news travel so fast?

Nalan Rongyu was a little unwilling, he probed: ”Why has royal father summoned me back to the palace?”

”What did the Sixth Prince do to deserve someone else's reminder?” The person who came wore a disdainful smile, and didn't even get down from his horse as he looked down at Nalan Rongyu from above.

Nalan Rongyu said angrily: ”This prince really doesn't know what he did!”

”Humph, the Sixth Prince should know about the looting of food for disaster relief now, right?” At first, he thought that the Sixth Prince was a hero, but it turned out that he was just a beast with a human face. When he thought about the tragic plight of the victims, he became even angrier.

Nalan Rongyu immediately understood that he was really done for this time, and could only blame his thinking for it to be too simple. He thought that the Department of Revenue would do everything to protect him, and now that he thought about it, the person behind the scenes must have made a fool of him and the Department of Revenue!

Turning his head to look at the displaced victims of the disaster, Nalan Rongyu's voice was tinged with regret. ”Relief food, when can it be delivered over?”

”Prince Rui's prince will arrive soon, so Sixth Prince, you don't have to worry.”

Nalan Rongyu faintly sighed, and muttered: ”So it's Duke Rui …” He had thought that the crown prince would no longer be favored, that the King Xuan would become weak, and that King Rui would become obsessed with fortune. He still had a chance to obtain the throne of the crown prince.

So it turned out that everything was just a reflection of the moon.

Nalan Rongyu lowered his head and rode on his warhorse. He felt sad, wondering if he should thank his second brother for not having shackles on him.

In such a short period of time, Nalan Ronglang had already prepared the food and money needed for the disaster. Furthermore, he rushed to Binnan in an even more urgent manner, if he said that he did not make preparations in advance, who would believe him!

Nalan Rongyu looked at the horse that the Rui King was riding. It was completely white, but it had a pair of blue eyes. Raging Flames was famous for being hard to tame, but right now she was being controlled by Nalan Ronglang. Furthermore, not only was the horse good, King Rui's riding skills had also surprised Nalan Rongyu.